兵へい革かく

also: ひょうかく · へいがく · ひょうがく

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く

Meanings

noun

war; battle

formal or literary

Formal or literary term for warfare or military conflict. Not used in everyday conversation.

兵へい革かくの世よにあって、民たみは苦くるしんだ。
In an age of war, the people suffered.

noun

weapons and armor; arms

archaic

Archaic original meaning; refers to military equipment. Now only encountered in historical or classical contexts.

古いにしえの兵へい革かくが博はく物ぶつ館かんに展てん示じされている。
Ancient weapons and armor are displayed in the museum.

Kanji

兵soldier, private, troops
革leather, skin, reform

Related words

戦せん争そう
Common word for war; 兵革 is a formal/literary synonym.
武ぶ具ぐ
Common word for arms and armor; 兵革 in its archaic sense is a classical equivalent.

Written forms

兵革Usage100%
- へいかく
  Standard kanji form; the reading へいかく is the most common modern reading.
- ひょうかく
  Alternate reading; less common than へいかく.
- へいがく
  out-dated reading
  Obsolete kana usage; not used in modern Japanese.
- ひょうがく
  out-dated reading
  Obsolete kana usage; not used in modern Japanese.
へいがく
out-dated reading
ひょうかく
ひょうがく
out-dated reading

Etymology

Compound of 兵 (soldier, weapon) and 革 (leather, armor). The original meaning was 'weapons and armor,' later extended to 'warfare.' The exact historical derivation is uncertain.